Seamless Connection in International Higher Education Application
Shanghai United International School, Xiamen Guomao Campus (SUIS, Xiamen Guomao) offers a mainstream international curriculum system for applying for universities around the world. As an official authorized school of the Cambridge curriculum, it offers A-level preparatory courses, which are of “gold standard” in the international education sector, and intends to offer the internationally recognized preparatory courses — IBDP certificate courses. After taking integrated courses in primary and junior high school of SUIS, Xiamen Guomao,, students can either choose to enter the local high school through the senior high school entrance examination or apply for the international high school courses after they graduate from junior high school. It enables students to receive international education concepts and academic courses before entering international universities, and enables graduates to choose high-quality higher education resources globally.
Talents with Chinese culture roots and global vision
By offering international courses and Chinese culture courses, the school cultivates students to become talents with Chinese culture foundation and global vision when they graduate. Students can choose courses they fit or excelled at in fields such as language, mathematics, science, art and sports. Academic courses and community courses with different topic or orientation allow students to improve course learning capacity while keeping their own interests and hobbies, so as to satisfy the need for personal development. After studying international preparatory courses of global universities in senior high school, students can directly apply for world-renowned universities including Harvard, Stanford, Cambridge, Oxford, Toronto, UBC and the University of Sydney, Australia.
Sophisticated university counselling and Career Planning
According to its plan as well as international employment situation and students’ interests, the school provides individualized and professional university counselling and career planning advice for students so that they can be clear about their course selection in high school, be able to determine their professional direction, and be more cognitively and non-cognitively adapted to international higher education.
Emphasis on English Language Education Enables Transition to Pure English Environment
Courses such as art, science and technology, music, drama, and outdoor activities fully reflect the characteristics of the international curriculum system, English is frequently used, and international education resources are put into full play. Students’ ability to use and think in English can be improved through international curriculum teaching and foreign language activities, so that students will feel at ease when they have to transit from Chinese to English teaching environment.
International Campus System
The school fully embodies the international atmosphere and language environment in education mode, teaching method and education management. Optional class system encourages students to choose the course direction according to their own specialties, in order to realize their own development and self-management. The school covers an area of 2 hectares and has international facilities such as literal art classrooms, science laboratory, learning resource center, music classroom, drama and dance studio, ring track playground, and student dormitory. It also shares facilities and resources such as indoor gymnasium and standardized swimming pool with SUIS, Xiamen Campus. Meanwhile, the school attaches great importance to building an interactive communication platform and system among the school, teachers, students and parents, so that parents can timely understand students’ study and life situation in school.
Abundant International Teachers with Rational Proportion of Chinese Counterparts
The school is rich in teacher recruitment resources, and the positions of international teachers have been filled. Excellent international teachers and rational proportion of Chinese and foreign teachers enable the school to be more committed to the international education that is student-centered and focuses on the individual needs of students.
